Keywords
Indicators
Safety
Nursing
Patients
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Abstract
Objective: To survey existing materials, tools and instruments on the use of indicators in Intensive Care in Brazil, and instruments for the study of nursing workload, the safety of caring and their application in the adequate dimensioning of the nursing team. Methods: Integrative literature review through magazines and electronic databases such as Virtual Health Library (BVS), Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System on-line (Medline), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and CAPES Journal Portal, from September 2020 until March 2021. 23 articles and 2 books were selected, synthesized and analyzed. Results: An increasing use of methodologies for patient classification, and use of indicators to support Nursing Staff Sizing and its close relationship with the quality of nursing care provided. Final considerations: It is important to use instruments for Nursing Staff Sizing intending safe assistance for the patient and the team. The use of indicators to evaluate this assistance validated and worked as incentives for improvements in management, politics and actions for the team and customers.